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Mac OS9: OStalgia edition (modern workflow/classic GUI)

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From the «really clever, possibly an improvement» department:
Feed: Daring Fireball
Title: ‘Mac OS 9: OStalgia Edition’
Author: John Gruber
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:08:27 -0500
Link: http://swallowmygraphicdesign.com/project/macostalgia

Michael Feeney:

(mac)OStalgia is exploring my 2021 work-from-home routine from a nostalgic
perspective. How would have the same workflow looked like with the tools of
today and the limitations of yesterday. Unreliable internet, little disk
storage, macOS 9 and much more.

This project is delightful: reimagining modern apps like Slack, Zoom, and Figma
on Mac OS 9. There are numerous details I’d quibble with (multiple windows
active at the same time, for example), but it brought me joy to explore these
designs and watch his video of them in action. I miss this style of UI design
very much — not the exact look, per se, but the spirit of emphasizing clarity
above all else, where content fields are clearly content fields, input focus is
clear, and buttons look like buttons.
★ [1]

Links:
[1]: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/12/22/mac-os-9-ostalgia (link)



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